ax; hatchet; a metal tool with a wedge-shaped head and a wooden handle used for chopping wood

axe; hatchet; a tool used for cutting wood with a wedge-shaped metal head and a wooden handle

Describing a way of handling things with vigor and resolution; literally "with a big knife and a broad axe"

Describes art or architecture that is so skillful and exquisite that it seems to be the work of gods or spirits rather than humans; uncanny workmanship

a broadax with a flat, wide blade; used in ancient times as a weapon and also for chopping wood

(idiom) to display one's slight skill before an expert; to be overconfident in showing off one's ability in the presence of a master. Literally means swinging an ax at the gate of [[鲁班|魯班|lu3 ban1]], the legendary master carpenter.

(bound form) hatchet and chisel

(archaic) an executioner or headsman; a lictor

(polite) a humble expression used when asking someone else to edit or correct one's own writing; please amend my writing

(literary) axes and halberds; ancient weapons or tools used for chopping or execution

(idiom) describes works of art, such as architecture or sculpture, that are so exquisitely crafted they seem like the work of gods or supernatural beings rather than humans; uncanny workmanship

(idiom) to die by the battle-ax; to be executed by the state

an axe that cuts down one's life force; a metaphor for something that endangers or destroys one's physical or mental health, especially excessive desire or indulgence

not trying to avoid the battle-ax; not afraid of dying in combat or being executed

knife, saw, ax, and hatchet; (idiom) to face torture or the executioner's tools

a large axe used for chopping wood or as a heavy weapon

broadax; an ax with a wide blade

a weapon consisting of an ax designed for combat

handheld axe; hatchet; adze

Literally meaning to hold an ax to cut an ax handle, from the Book of Songs [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]]; used to describe following a principle or using a nearby example as a model; can also refer to acting as a matchmaker

literal marks or scars left on a surface by tools such as axes and chisels

(literary) to correct or improve a piece of writing; used as a polite request to an editor or mentor to help refine one's work

(polite) to make corrections; a humble request for someone to critique or edit one's writing

(literary) axes and hatchets; collective term for various types of axes (vertical-bladed fǔ and horizontal-bladed jīn)

(literary) the handle of an axe or hatchet

to embellish or decorate; to polish one's writing or character

(literary) an axe and a chopping block, used as execution tools in ancient China

class of mollusks including clams and mussels characterized by a hatchet-shaped muscular foot and a shell with two valves; synonymous with [[双壳纲|雙殼綱|shuang1 ke2 gang1]]

battle-ax and boiling cauldron; refers to two types of cruel capital punishment in ancient China, involving beheading with a large ax or being boiled alive

(literary) The axe and chopping block used for executions in ancient times

An ax with a head made of stone, particularly those from the Neolithic period.

(literary) ancient weapons or instruments for killing, specifically a chopping block and an axe; execution tools used to behead prisoners in ancient times

(literary) the ax-shaped forelegs of a mantis, used metaphorically to describe a force that is insignificant or overestimates its own strength

(literary) travel funds and equipment; money for a journey

sickle and axe; the emblem of the Communist Party of China, representing rural and industrial labor (analogous to the Soviet hammer and sickle)

to display one's slight skill in the presence of a master, literally meaning to wield a large axe in front of Lu Ban's door

to display one's mediocre skills in front of a master of the craft; literal meaning: to swing a large axe in the presence of the master carpenter Lu Ban

To display one's slight skills in the presence of a master; used to describe someone who overestimates their own abilities. Also written as [[鲁班门前弄大斧|魯班門前弄大斧|lu3 ban1 men2 qian2 nong4 da4 fu3]] or [[鲁般手里调大斧|魯般手裡調大斧|lu3 ban1 shou3 li3 tiao2 da4 fu3]].